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role inside pakistan and along that border between afghanistan and pakistan. drone attacks, any drone attack in pakistan could send the country on edge. u.s. popularity is about 8%. that has changed after the killing of all these young people. so i think we are now coordinating with pakistan in a way that we haven't in years. we are creating a vice for the both pakistan and the afghan taliban in that region and squeezing them and the death rate right now is high. 1200 in the last week. >> ever does this put the border region back on the ra bar in a way that it is costly. >> it's back on the map of concern. it never left the map. it is heightened because we have cooperation with pakistan that we evaporate enjoyed for years. this is happening at the exact time that troops are being drawn down. we have with drawn for many parts of afghanistan. a lot of those forces have been part process of squeezing them and keeping the biggest problems contained. we will rely on air power and drones and have a distant hand. i suspect we will be increasing that and as long as th
role inside pakistan and along that border between afghanistan and pakistan. drone attacks, any drone attack in pakistan could send the country on edge. u.s. popularity is about 8%. that has changed after the killing of all these young people. so i think we are now coordinating with pakistan in a way that we haven't in years. we are creating a vice for the both pakistan and the afghan taliban in that region and squeezing them and the death rate right now is high. 1200 in the last week. >>...
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they happen in somalia, yemen, pakistan and pakistan region. that's not to say the only places they could happen but that's the vast majority of the cases. pakistan is very upset every time this happens even though pakistan secretly cooperates. so there is a campaign behind the pakistani government to embarrass the united states over this droning campaign even though pakistan cooperates with it, pakistan doesn't want internal politics, doesn't want pakistani people to believe it is conspiring with the united states. look what happened a few days ago in libya. u.s. special ops go in. they grab a wanted terrorist suspect, then a leak comes out saying the libyan government knew all about it. then the libyan prime minister is arrested, threatened, kidnapped, accused of being a u.s. lackey. that's why pakistanis don't want to be in the same position, making drone strikes. not saying it isn't a big deal -- >> to that point domestic politics in play, the revelation civilians killed in this drone strikes and not single din as some members of congress s
they happen in somalia, yemen, pakistan and pakistan region. that's not to say the only places they could happen but that's the vast majority of the cases. pakistan is very upset every time this happens even though pakistan secretly cooperates. so there is a campaign behind the pakistani government to embarrass the united states over this droning campaign even though pakistan cooperates with it, pakistan doesn't want internal politics, doesn't want pakistani people to believe it is conspiring...
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something has to happen similarly with pakistan. otherwise pakistan will continue to be victimized like they were over the past week with attacks by the taliban. it's a very serious issue. >> tony, i think you managed that question quite well. thank you so much as always. >> thank you. >>> coming up, will the guys in that building behind luke russert spartan up when it comes to reform? that reference will make a lot more sense after tomorrow's show. cheerios? honey nut. but... chocolate is my other favorite... oh yeah, and frosted! what's your most favorite of all? hmm...the kind i have with you. me too. you need to see this. show 'em the curve. ♪ do you know what this means? the greater the curvature, the bigger the difference. [sci-fi tractor beam sound] ...sucked me right in... it's beautiful. gotta admit one thing... ...can't beat the view. ♪ introducing the world's first curved ultra high definition television from samsung. ♪ ♪fame, makes a man take things over♪ ♪fame, lets him loose, hard to swallow♪ ♪fame, put
something has to happen similarly with pakistan. otherwise pakistan will continue to be victimized like they were over the past week with attacks by the taliban. it's a very serious issue. >> tony, i think you managed that question quite well. thank you so much as always. >> thank you. >>> coming up, will the guys in that building behind luke russert spartan up when it comes to reform? that reference will make a lot more sense after tomorrow's show. cheerios? honey nut....
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. >>> now to an exclusive look at a part of pakistan that's been called the most dangerous corner of the world. it's that tribal area of north waziristan rarely seen by outsiders, but nbc's novaz was granted exclusive abbing social security by the pakistani military, which is trying to adopt a new approach in its fight against terrorism and to get control of the region. >> there are constant reminders of the ongoing battle. but there's a new strategy underway here. the focus is on rebuilding. >> so the military is now trying to fill that void. building homes, roads, and schools to connect isolated tribal communities long cut off from the rest of the world. >> this is giving them an economic opportunity. >> yes. >> that they didn't have before. >> they didn't have before. >> so that they won't perhaps be economically interested in helping the taliban or other elements here? >> correct. >> when finished, the rope will run 370 miles and be the first of its kind. it's nearly halfway down. work remains slow in some parts due to threat of ied's and ambushes. it's this section of road that
. >>> now to an exclusive look at a part of pakistan that's been called the most dangerous corner of the world. it's that tribal area of north waziristan rarely seen by outsiders, but nbc's novaz was granted exclusive abbing social security by the pakistani military, which is trying to adopt a new approach in its fight against terrorism and to get control of the region. >> there are constant reminders of the ongoing battle. but there's a new strategy underway here. the focus is...
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even if we get rid of al qaeda in afghanistan or pakistan, we won't simply wipe it out in every country this is an organization that will be with us for decades, one way or another. what we have to do is try to minimize the threat as much as possible and there are positive signs that we're moving in that direction. >> okay. evan kohlman, always sobering, thank you for bring to us. >>> and lawmakers very close to an agreement. but a white house senior adviser says no deal yet. more twists in the road ahead, and we'll tell you why. overhe south pific in 1943 vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection and because u.s.a.a.'s commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. u.s.a.a. we know what it means to serve. dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic center recommends the custom-fit orthotic that's best for your tired feet. foot-care scientists are behind it. you'll get all-day relief. for your t
even if we get rid of al qaeda in afghanistan or pakistan, we won't simply wipe it out in every country this is an organization that will be with us for decades, one way or another. what we have to do is try to minimize the threat as much as possible and there are positive signs that we're moving in that direction. >> okay. evan kohlman, always sobering, thank you for bring to us. >>> and lawmakers very close to an agreement. but a white house senior adviser says no deal yet....
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about today, including incredibly strong allegations made by joint chiefs chairman mike mullen that pakistan spy agency aided the terrorist that attacked the u.s. embassy in afghanistan last week. plus -- >> you could take herman cain and made him up with newt gingrich win think you would have a couple of really interesting guys to work with. >> it provides context to rick perry's proposal to make up herman cain and newt gingrich. but first let's get to the news, live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. the overseas markets are reacting this morning after a brutal day yesterday on wall street. fears of everything from a manufacturing slowdown to the federal reserve's grim economic outlook sparked a global sell-off. the dow opened sharply lower and never moved into positive territory yesterday. tumbling more than 500 points at its lows. but the blue chip index staged a bit of a recovery. finishing the day down 391 points or 3.5%. today's "wall street journal" summing up the session with this headline, a banner headline, markets swoon on recession fears worldwide distress rises as i
about today, including incredibly strong allegations made by joint chiefs chairman mike mullen that pakistan spy agency aided the terrorist that attacked the u.s. embassy in afghanistan last week. plus -- >> you could take herman cain and made him up with newt gingrich win think you would have a couple of really interesting guys to work with. >> it provides context to rick perry's proposal to make up herman cain and newt gingrich. but first let's get to the news, live at 5:30 a.m....
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one of the places it works is afghanistan and pakistan, there is such resistance, i was in pakistan and remember our envoy hammering on this point, it's all about girls education and looking at room to read's work as a model of how can we crack this, the big story out of pakistan has been malala and the attack on her and her spurring a movement. >> it's changing it much more. we see so many youth getting involved in room to read. we don't want to hear words. we want action. we have kids now who are like girls saying for bar mits va, they don't want gifts, only costs $230 per girl per year. it's not an expensive model of change. >> to bring literacy training. >> yes and this whole notion that education is this western notion is ridiculous. right? education is a fundamental human right that every boy and girl should go to school every day and get literate. we cannot stop and lose to these people. we have to outorganize them and flange them and scale up to get every kid in school. >> it's going to take the work of organizations like both of yours. we're going to stay with this fight and co
one of the places it works is afghanistan and pakistan, there is such resistance, i was in pakistan and remember our envoy hammering on this point, it's all about girls education and looking at room to read's work as a model of how can we crack this, the big story out of pakistan has been malala and the attack on her and her spurring a movement. >> it's changing it much more. we see so many youth getting involved in room to read. we don't want to hear words. we want action. we have kids...
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has conducted more than 400 drone strikes in pakistan, yemen and somalia. the last known one took place on mar 21st. while casualties are estimated in the rain of 3 to 4,000 people, the numbers remain shadowy. indeed the legal justifications, the security implications, and the drones' destabilizing effect on the american image overseas are no clearer now than they were following the week of the killing of nek mohammed nearly nine years ago. asional have constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues... with three strains of good bacteria. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. glass on floors. daily chores. for the little mishaps you feel use neosporin to help you heal. it kills germs so you heal four days faster. neosporin. use with band-aid brand bandages. and these come together, one thing you can depend on is that these will come together. delicious and wholesome. some combinations were just meant to be. tomato soup from campbell's. >>> senator mitch
has conducted more than 400 drone strikes in pakistan, yemen and somalia. the last known one took place on mar 21st. while casualties are estimated in the rain of 3 to 4,000 people, the numbers remain shadowy. indeed the legal justifications, the security implications, and the drones' destabilizing effect on the american image overseas are no clearer now than they were following the week of the killing of nek mohammed nearly nine years ago. asional have constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating?...
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she's in the situation room in pakistan. she finally, and my favorite one of them all, twerking with robin thicke. now, we go to sinead o'conner that writes a letter to miley cyrus. she would say no to prostituting herself to sell albums. before amanda bynes there was the mental breakdown on twitter last year. cyrus followed it up with a photo and her infamous "snl" moment. the show cyrus is going to host this weekend. miley, really, who the bleep is advising you. taking me on is more stupid and behaving like a prostitute and calling it feminism. those are fighting words, mika. i don't know how you feel about that feud, but it seems like it's a bit rough. >> thank you, lewis. thank you. i, nah, eugene do i -- >> don't go there. >> i won't. lewis, bye-bye. >>> coming up on "morning joe," the latest details from the washington car chase that left one woman dead. plus, a new twist in the fight over the government shutdown. speaker john boehner says he won't let the country default on the debt, even if he has to rely on democrat
she's in the situation room in pakistan. she finally, and my favorite one of them all, twerking with robin thicke. now, we go to sinead o'conner that writes a letter to miley cyrus. she would say no to prostituting herself to sell albums. before amanda bynes there was the mental breakdown on twitter last year. cyrus followed it up with a photo and her infamous "snl" moment. the show cyrus is going to host this weekend. miley, really, who the bleep is advising you. taking me on is more...
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then 15 years old in the head simply for advocating education in pakistan. now she's a contender for the nobel peace prize to be announced on friday. her book is called "i am malala" and in an interview she talks about the importance of education. >> we know that the terrorists are afraid of the power of education. that's why they stopped us from going to school. so we realized that it was important when we were stopped. i want these guys to realize it in the same way as we did and i'm trying and i want to tell the students that this is a big chance and great opportunity for you to go to school. >> malala says when she gets older she wants to return to pakistan and become a politician. >>> that 9-year-old boy who hopped on a plane from minneapolis to vegas is expected to appear in court this morning but police are still trying to figure out how he did it. according to reports, the boy did a dry run the day before to make sure he could get on a flight. he stole a bag at the carousel and then dined and dashed for lunch. the "minneapolis star tribune" says he's
then 15 years old in the head simply for advocating education in pakistan. now she's a contender for the nobel peace prize to be announced on friday. her book is called "i am malala" and in an interview she talks about the importance of education. >> we know that the terrorists are afraid of the power of education. that's why they stopped us from going to school. so we realized that it was important when we were stopped. i want these guys to realize it in the same way as we did...
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in pakistan where the u.s. has launched 383 drone strikes over the last ten years, according to the bureau of investigative journalism, the number of people killed range between 419 to 957. to over double that, 957. ten years into the drone war and it could be that we will never know how many lives have been lost. joining me now is national security correspondent for "the new york times," mark mazeti, author of "the way of the knife." mark, thanks for joining me. you first reported on this decision by senator feinstein. was it simply because she wanted unanimous passage of this bill? >> we're still trying to figure out more. certainly, there was a lot of opposition to this provision that, as you said, the intelligence committee passed. not only there were republicans who were against the provision but it seems there was also intelligence officials weighing in. last week, james clapper, the director of national intelligence, wrote a letter to feinstein and basically expressing concern that if they had to make th
in pakistan where the u.s. has launched 383 drone strikes over the last ten years, according to the bureau of investigative journalism, the number of people killed range between 419 to 957. to over double that, 957. ten years into the drone war and it could be that we will never know how many lives have been lost. joining me now is national security correspondent for "the new york times," mark mazeti, author of "the way of the knife." mark, thanks for joining me. you first...
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>> there's more transparency in pakistan. not to say there's a lot of transparency in pakistan. we've seen explosions that we assume are nukes. we don't know how many they have or where they are or who has control over them. remember here, kim jong-il's single biggest project was to acquire the bomb. he believed the survival of his regime was depend on north korea being a nuclear nation so nobody, including the united states could challenge that rule. he achieved that. no matter what we give them in food or money or whatever, they're not ever likely to give up the bombs they have. they might slow down the pace of the bombs. they might try to tell us they're not going to build anymore. let's realize that north korea is going to be a nuclear nation as far as the eye can see and deal with them based on those terms. who has control over the nukes is a huge, unanswered question. >> you hear numbers as high as 6 million people in starvation conditions in any one time in north korea. we're not talking poverty. this food deal, i realize the administration's perspective on this is there'
>> there's more transparency in pakistan. not to say there's a lot of transparency in pakistan. we've seen explosions that we assume are nukes. we don't know how many they have or where they are or who has control over them. remember here, kim jong-il's single biggest project was to acquire the bomb. he believed the survival of his regime was depend on north korea being a nuclear nation so nobody, including the united states could challenge that rule. he achieved that. no matter what we...
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in northern pakistan today, u.s. drone missile strike hit a house near the afghan border killing a taliban commander and eight others. speaking of drone attacks, a new york judge rejected a request to ask for legal justification tore such strikes. >>> the united nations says the death toll from syria's 21--month-old sill war is now more than 60,000. that's even higher than estimates made by rebel groups fighting the syrian army. >>> interested in buying a space shuttle launch pad? that's selling or renting facilities at the kennedy space center which includes space in the vehicle assembly building which was used to put together saturn five rockets for the apollo program. >>> and for the first time, astronomers studying a newborn star got a glimpse of a planet forming around it. giant gas is surrounding the star and using gravity to channel material across the gap to the interior helping that star to grow. >>> the first day of trading for 2013 had stocks on a terror following the fiscal cliff deals on capitol hill. th
in northern pakistan today, u.s. drone missile strike hit a house near the afghan border killing a taliban commander and eight others. speaking of drone attacks, a new york judge rejected a request to ask for legal justification tore such strikes. >>> the united nations says the death toll from syria's 21--month-old sill war is now more than 60,000. that's even higher than estimates made by rebel groups fighting the syrian army. >>> interested in buying a space shuttle launch...
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bergdahl was held by the network in pakistan. i think we have to take a hard look at the strategy of how effective it is regarding long-term objectives and defeating a network and arguably, i think killing these guys, we paved the way for isis to come in over and take over the network now which is my bigger concern. >> those are exactly some of the issues we'll tackle this hour. tony schaefer and david rothkopf, we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> coming up on "the cycle," we want to dig into the heart of the story. that debate over drones. the good the bad, and in this case certainly the ugly reality. thursday, april 23rd. i hate cleaning the gutters. have you touched the stuff? it's evil. and ladders... awwwwwww!!!!! they have all those warnings on them. might as well say, "you're going to die, jeff". you hired someone to clean the gutters? not just someone. someone from angie's list. but we're not members. we don't have to be to use their new snapfix feature. angie's list helped me find a highly rated service provider to do th
bergdahl was held by the network in pakistan. i think we have to take a hard look at the strategy of how effective it is regarding long-term objectives and defeating a network and arguably, i think killing these guys, we paved the way for isis to come in over and take over the network now which is my bigger concern. >> those are exactly some of the issues we'll tackle this hour. tony schaefer and david rothkopf, we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> coming up on "the...
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pakistan, only 40 people turned up. as you rightly said, lawrence, in an area known to be a stronghold for extremists, an area where they don't fear slaughtering children and shooting at the army. it's indicating that more and more muslims are becoming totally fed up with those who claim to speak on their behalf and kill and maim, murder others in the name of their religion. they see the first victims, in fact, of jihadist extremism. >> laura, you've alerted us already on this program this week that one of the next steps that the french government will be taking, and the next votes we'll be seeing at some point is on something that they are calling their patriot act. what is the progress on that? >> they are still talking about it. is it going to be against freedom, which is such a strong idea in france. everybody in france wants to try to do something which is good. nobody knows how to fight extremism at this moment. it's a global fight. again, people, as i pointed out, are extremely worried. what i would like to tell
pakistan, only 40 people turned up. as you rightly said, lawrence, in an area known to be a stronghold for extremists, an area where they don't fear slaughtering children and shooting at the army. it's indicating that more and more muslims are becoming totally fed up with those who claim to speak on their behalf and kill and maim, murder others in the name of their religion. they see the first victims, in fact, of jihadist extremism. >> laura, you've alerted us already on this program...
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pakistan alone. as a result of drone strikes. in fact, the government has claimed extraordinary legal authority to what are called, quote, signature strikes. these are attacks that are based on patterns of behavior, either among individuals or groups, not attacks on a specific terrorist presence. and the obama administration has been utterly immune to criticism on this score. as cnn reports, pakistani parliament voted in april to end any authorization for the drone program. a vote the united states government has simply ignored. the validity of the program is questioned by not only foreign governments by american civilians. american civil liberties union is taking the government to court over targeted killings. oral arguments in the circuit court begin on this case next week. aclu legal expert sees it, the president has created a bureaucratized killing program that will be available to every future president and against every future enemy or purported enemy. right now, the current purported enemy is broader than it was eight year
pakistan alone. as a result of drone strikes. in fact, the government has claimed extraordinary legal authority to what are called, quote, signature strikes. these are attacks that are based on patterns of behavior, either among individuals or groups, not attacks on a specific terrorist presence. and the obama administration has been utterly immune to criticism on this score. as cnn reports, pakistani parliament voted in april to end any authorization for the drone program. a vote the united...
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pakistan controls a network. all of the information i have indicates he was being held in pakistan during 99.9% of the time he has been held. i think we should have been pushing harder for pakistanis to clean up their own backyard. >> i want to talk to you about what chairman told me earlier today on msnbc on "the daily run down" that they will have hearings about this on capitol hill. you are hearing this type of words the imperial presidency once again. president obama goes right past congress to do as he pleases. in this case an important matter of possibly national security. do you think this will feed into the summer of hearings about benghazi and open up another front for the house gop and senate gop to attack the obama administration? >> i think short of any of these five guys being involved directly on an attack on americans this is a solo issue. as part of the broader tapestry of criticism from the republicans against the administration based on sort of these sort of extra procedural ways they sort of de
pakistan controls a network. all of the information i have indicates he was being held in pakistan during 99.9% of the time he has been held. i think we should have been pushing harder for pakistanis to clean up their own backyard. >> i want to talk to you about what chairman told me earlier today on msnbc on "the daily run down" that they will have hearings about this on capitol hill. you are hearing this type of words the imperial presidency once again. president obama goes...
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relationship with pakistan a big challenge at that nato summit. pakistan refusing to re-open a key supply route into afghanistan which it closed last year to protest an american air strike that inadvertently killed 24 pakistani soldiers. president obama invited pakistan's president to the chicago summit in hopes of coming to some kind of understanding but with the border crossing still closed, president obama has refused to this point to sit down in person with his pakistani counterpart. the summit was met with some of the largest demonstrations chicago has seen in years. dozens arrested, several police officers were injured in some pushing and shoving in chicago. ahead of the summit three people were arrested for allegedly preparing molotov cocktails. officials say they plan to attack president obama's campaign headquarters and the home of chicago mayor rahm emanuel. two other men facing charges allegedly discussing building bombs and threatening to blow up a train overpass. president obama will spend much of the day in chicago before he heads to
relationship with pakistan a big challenge at that nato summit. pakistan refusing to re-open a key supply route into afghanistan which it closed last year to protest an american air strike that inadvertently killed 24 pakistani soldiers. president obama invited pakistan's president to the chicago summit in hopes of coming to some kind of understanding but with the border crossing still closed, president obama has refused to this point to sit down in person with his pakistani counterpart. the...
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>> pakistan has repeatedly said that bin laden, osama bin laden was an enemy for pakistan. pakistani military has hunted down more al qaeda operatives than anywhere else in the world. al qaeda is an enemy for pakistan. as i mentioned, a joint approach, a join operation, would have obviously been much more useful to carry on the partnership and to carry on efforts to be able to achieve what i am calling common objectives and i think that is what is important. to look at this as a common objective, look at us moving towards a common goal because at the strategic plan united states and pakistan agree on what are their goals and objectives. where we have differences, which have become apparent in the fast few months as to what are the tools that should be used to be able to achieve those end objectives. and it is no working without ownership of the people of any country, of any place. you can see that in the united states also when you go to war in a country you have to have ownership of the people of your country to -- because war is costly, as it has been for pakistan. we've
>> pakistan has repeatedly said that bin laden, osama bin laden was an enemy for pakistan. pakistani military has hunted down more al qaeda operatives than anywhere else in the world. al qaeda is an enemy for pakistan. as i mentioned, a joint approach, a join operation, would have obviously been much more useful to carry on the partnership and to carry on efforts to be able to achieve what i am calling common objectives and i think that is what is important. to look at this as a common...
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. >> i recommend people at previous statements, about whether it was appropriate to go in pakistan and take out bin laden. i assume that people meant what they said when they said it. that's been at least my practice. i said they would go after bin laden if we had a clear shot at him, and i did. >> the gop loves to diminish his record, but are they fighting a losing battle. i have a political reporter for talking points memo who has been following this story very closely, and a washington editor at large at the new america foundation. thank you for being here tonight. steve, mitt romney says anyone would do it. isn't he daughter and son tigra simplifying this. >> i think to be fair of all of the commentators involved, there were many people around president obama in the white house that opposed proceeding. so mitt romney's view would have been one of those that were sitting around the president, and the president as commander and chief made a very gutsy call to go in. and something that has not been talked about in media much, is the bush cheney administration kept talking about al qae
. >> i recommend people at previous statements, about whether it was appropriate to go in pakistan and take out bin laden. i assume that people meant what they said when they said it. that's been at least my practice. i said they would go after bin laden if we had a clear shot at him, and i did. >> the gop loves to diminish his record, but are they fighting a losing battle. i have a political reporter for talking points memo who has been following this story very closely, and a...
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pakistan alone. as a result of drone strikes. in fact, the government has claimed extraordinary legal authority to what are called, quote, signature strikes. these are attacks that are based on patterns of behavior, either among individuals or groups, not attacks on a specific terrorist presence. and the obama administration has been utterly immune to criticism on this score. as cnn reports, pakistani parliament voted in april to end any authorization for the drone program. a vote the united states government has simply ignored. the validity of the program is questioned by not only foreign governments by american civilians. american civil liberties union is taking the government to court over targeted killings. oral arguments in the circuit court begin on this case next week. aclu legal expert sees it, the president has created a bureaucratized killing program that will be available to every future president and against every future enemy or purported enemy. right now, the current purported enemy is broader than it was eight year
pakistan alone. as a result of drone strikes. in fact, the government has claimed extraordinary legal authority to what are called, quote, signature strikes. these are attacks that are based on patterns of behavior, either among individuals or groups, not attacks on a specific terrorist presence. and the obama administration has been utterly immune to criticism on this score. as cnn reports, pakistani parliament voted in april to end any authorization for the drone program. a vote the united...
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we have orders passed from pakistan. we better get serious about this and deal with the issue at hand. instead they reverted immediately to their political battle stations and said here is a chance to shoot at the president from behind. >> what's interesting here, chris, and especially in the clips you just showed with jim demint, where one minute republicans are claiming that president obama is just a continuation of president george w. bush in the foreign policy realm where the president, this president is just continuing the hawkish policies of the bush administration. and then the next minute, they're claiming that the president is weak in foreign policy showing weakness to our enemies and yet, completely forgetting about all the drone strikes that the president is doing, and the other thing about what jim demint is doing which i find rather callous is would he rather the president of the united states not close the embassies and make our -- and make american personnel targets for a terrorist attack? i wonder what th
we have orders passed from pakistan. we better get serious about this and deal with the issue at hand. instead they reverted immediately to their political battle stations and said here is a chance to shoot at the president from behind. >> what's interesting here, chris, and especially in the clips you just showed with jim demint, where one minute republicans are claiming that president obama is just a continuation of president george w. bush in the foreign policy realm where the...
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pakistan reportedly demanding a 30fold increase in payments to re-open the roads into afghanistan. the obama administration meanwhile, is losing veteran diplomat ryan crocker who is expected to step down as u.s. ambassador to afghanistan. reuters reporting it could come as early as this month. ambassador crocker came out of retirement to take that post in the summer of last year. >>> as the u.s. prepares to pull combat troops out of afghanistan by the end of 2014, the fight against al qaeda is increasingly turning to yemen. as nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports, the escalation of violence under scores the new threat. >> reporter: the suicide bomber was disguised as a soldier. he tucked into a crowd at a rehearsal for a military operate in sanai, detonated a bomb and killed nearly a hundred people. yemen's defense minister narrowly escaped with his life and officials say it's likely the work of al qaeda in yemen. while the u.s. has decimated al qaeda elsewhere, the militant group has grown in yemen because the country hasn't had an effective government for a yea
pakistan reportedly demanding a 30fold increase in payments to re-open the roads into afghanistan. the obama administration meanwhile, is losing veteran diplomat ryan crocker who is expected to step down as u.s. ambassador to afghanistan. reuters reporting it could come as early as this month. ambassador crocker came out of retirement to take that post in the summer of last year. >>> as the u.s. prepares to pull combat troops out of afghanistan by the end of 2014, the fight against al...
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he too is stepping down from that onvy to afghanistan and pakistan. hillary clinton may be replaced by susan rice or somebody else. hillary clinton says she, herself, will not be staying on for the second term. so if you just want to focus on the war for a second, it is all change in terms of the leadership for the top officials in year 12 of america's longest war. all change for everybody in top roles there except for the president and the vice president and the 66,000 americans who are still in afghanistan fighting that war. america's war in afghanistan is not due to end this year or next year. it is not due to end until the end of the year after that, at the end of 2014. that's the date by which president obama says the u.s. combat mission in afghanistan will end. it seems important to note that that is the latest possible date by which the president says the combat mission will end. it doesn't mean it has to go on that long. even with negotiations under way about the size of some residual american force after the combat operations are over, the nu
he too is stepping down from that onvy to afghanistan and pakistan. hillary clinton may be replaced by susan rice or somebody else. hillary clinton says she, herself, will not be staying on for the second term. so if you just want to focus on the war for a second, it is all change in terms of the leadership for the top officials in year 12 of america's longest war. all change for everybody in top roles there except for the president and the vice president and the 66,000 americans who are still...
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an 8-year-old boy said that to his mother in pakistan this week. the week when students first returned to the school in northwest pakistan where the taliban killed 133 students and also killed staff members last month. a 15-year-old student, who was injured in the attack told the associated press he had one message for the taliban -- we are not scared of you. another student posted two photos on facebook. one of him and three classmates before the attack. and another after the attack with only one of those friends left alive. it was reported in "the l.a. times," the raid underscored the vulnerability of pakistan's schools, which have long been a battleground for militants who view the country's formal education system as western and un-islamic. joining me by phone from pakistan is kiran nazish. kiran, thank you very much for joining us. when i read your article, i knew we had to talk about this. you say in the article, at least a thousand schools have closed down and possibly more. some of those schools have been replaced by religious schools that
an 8-year-old boy said that to his mother in pakistan this week. the week when students first returned to the school in northwest pakistan where the taliban killed 133 students and also killed staff members last month. a 15-year-old student, who was injured in the attack told the associated press he had one message for the taliban -- we are not scared of you. another student posted two photos on facebook. one of him and three classmates before the attack. and another after the attack with only...
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>> java joes. >> let's turn to pakistan. the u.s. military admits it is responsible for a nato air strike that killed 24 pakistani soldiers. the pentagon puts blame on the officials siting a lack of trust. jim reports. >> reporter: the u.s. combat forces were on a night mission in a mountainous region on the pakistani border when they came under fierce attack. they came under heavy machine gunfire from a ridge line inside pakistan. u.s. warplanes fired off flares making it clear those were americans on the ground. the attack raged on. assured there were no pakistani forces nearby, ac-10 helicopters pounded the attackers with rockets and cannon fight, killing 24 pakistani soldiers. how could this happen? a u.s. military investigation found miscommunications and a lack of coordination between u.s. and pakistani forces and american commanders maps were nine miles off target. more disturbing, the u.s. military gave them inprecise information during that operation because the americans simply don't trust them. that distrust and suspicion
>> java joes. >> let's turn to pakistan. the u.s. military admits it is responsible for a nato air strike that killed 24 pakistani soldiers. the pentagon puts blame on the officials siting a lack of trust. jim reports. >> reporter: the u.s. combat forces were on a night mission in a mountainous region on the pakistani border when they came under fierce attack. they came under heavy machine gunfire from a ridge line inside pakistan. u.s. warplanes fired off flares making it...
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funerals are under way for some of the teachers and aid workers killed in pakistan yesterday. five were killed when their van came under attack. they were on their way home from a community center. there has been a militant can campaign of violence against aid workers and these work verse been vaccinating pakistani children against polio. >> no charges are to be filed against a celebrity photographer who hit and killed a photographer taking pictures of justin bieber's car. bieber wasn't even in the car at the time. a friend was driving. >> and here's something that might make you feel better if you've already broken your new year's resolution to lose weight. a government analysis shows people who are overweight by 30 pounds or less have a significant live lower risk of early death than those at a normal weight. the lead researcher says they're not sure why but it's been suggested overweight people see a doctor more often and doctors may pay more attention to their overweight patients. >> stocks are soaring on this first day of the new year. court any reagan is here with what's
funerals are under way for some of the teachers and aid workers killed in pakistan yesterday. five were killed when their van came under attack. they were on their way home from a community center. there has been a militant can campaign of violence against aid workers and these work verse been vaccinating pakistani children against polio. >> no charges are to be filed against a celebrity photographer who hit and killed a photographer taking pictures of justin bieber's car. bieber wasn't...
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on a moral level the number of innocent civilians, i was in pakistan. i talked to parents whose children had been killed by drones, by a family whose grandmother had been killed. morally, strategically it's ong. safe and by all accounts less than 2% of those killed are so-called high-value targets. there's no way that's going to provide security for this country. >> you mean they are not top leaders. they must have some value. lieutenant level, what level would you put them at? >> you know, part of this will get into the definition but the various studies have been done by reprieve and the bureau of investigative journalism came up with the 2% number as high value. high value means that they theoretically pose an imminent and immediate threat to the united states. that's a very small number and thousands have been killed in those 2%. >> okay. let me go to michael. your sense -- let me ask you. why dogsz the united states government rely so much i think i know but tell me as an expert. why do we rely on drones to fight the terrorist threat? >> it depends
on a moral level the number of innocent civilians, i was in pakistan. i talked to parents whose children had been killed by drones, by a family whose grandmother had been killed. morally, strategically it's ong. safe and by all accounts less than 2% of those killed are so-called high-value targets. there's no way that's going to provide security for this country. >> you mean they are not top leaders. they must have some value. lieutenant level, what level would you put them at? >>...
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interestingly, pakistan's arch rival, india, had offered pakistan help. but islama bad politely refused, saying it will sort this mess out on its own resources. most of the affected parts of the country are cut off already, and we just heard from the army that the major highway there, the major route cara cuream highway, one of the highest roads in the world, has been broken in three different areas. so that's going to slow down rescue efforts even more. for context, the last time there was a quake of this magnitude, over 70,000 people died. we haven't heard or gotten those numbers yet. we're nowhere close to that. bauds because this quake was much deeper. still the numbers are coming in and the areas affected are far and wide and very isolated. we're expecting higher casualties than we have confirmed so far. >> all right, waj khan, thanks so much for being with us. >>> we're also following developments out of the white house where we told you president obama has just wrapped up a meeting with the president of indonesia and we've learned the president has
interestingly, pakistan's arch rival, india, had offered pakistan help. but islama bad politely refused, saying it will sort this mess out on its own resources. most of the affected parts of the country are cut off already, and we just heard from the army that the major highway there, the major route cara cuream highway, one of the highest roads in the world, has been broken in three different areas. so that's going to slow down rescue efforts even more. for context, the last time there was a...
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drone strikes in pakistan and yemen since 2004. nbc news national investigative correspondent michael isikoff joins us. human rights watch examined the strikes in yemen. tell us about the claims or the research they've done that would say that the u.s. is not telling the complete truth? >> well, if these reports are based on on the ground interviews with individuals in the areas where the strikes have taken place. and there are some pretty gripping and disturbing accounts in both reports, one in the amnesty international, act of a 68-year-old grandmother killed by a drone strike in front of her grandchildren. there's a report of 18 laborers killed in another strike in pakistan in yemen, 12 civilians reportedly killed in a strike in a village there. what's particularly noticed -- worth noting here, these most compelling counts are in relatively recent terms those strikes are alluded to in pakistan, took place in the summer and fall of last year. the one in yemen, took place in september of last year. so look, it is very hard to veri
drone strikes in pakistan and yemen since 2004. nbc news national investigative correspondent michael isikoff joins us. human rights watch examined the strikes in yemen. tell us about the claims or the research they've done that would say that the u.s. is not telling the complete truth? >> well, if these reports are based on on the ground interviews with individuals in the areas where the strikes have taken place. and there are some pretty gripping and disturbing accounts in both reports,...
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do you act unilaterally in pakistan. are you comfortably to act unilaterally without maybe telling an ally like pakistan that you might be firing drones in their country? >> i think in a setting like this one where osama bin laden was identified to be hiding in pakistan, that it was entirely appropriate for this president to move in and to take him out. i have no compunction about that at all. that was the right course for him to take. i supported that at the time and do now. in a similar circumstance, i think other presidents and other candidates like myself would do exactly the same thing. >> let's talk about iraq. you wouldn't -- you wouldn't answer the hindsight question, and i understand that. you don't have all the information at the time. but the way you answered the question about whether if you knew everything then that you know now, that maybe the war would have gone differently or maybe history will judge this war badly. is that your sense on this? >> well, if we knew at the time of our entry into iraq that th
do you act unilaterally in pakistan. are you comfortably to act unilaterally without maybe telling an ally like pakistan that you might be firing drones in their country? >> i think in a setting like this one where osama bin laden was identified to be hiding in pakistan, that it was entirely appropriate for this president to move in and to take him out. i have no compunction about that at all. that was the right course for him to take. i supported that at the time and do now. in a similar...
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pakistan as well. in the end to answer your question, it will still be the economy. i wonder if the republican debates will change. they have been so much about jobs and i think now we are entitled to answers in terms of how would the gop candidates handle the situations that you have articulated? >> it's interesting the debate on november 15th, the foreign policy debate. we will likely hear a lot more and we are waiting on responses from the different candidates regarding the president's announcements. i think herman cain released a statement and we will have that coming up. it will change the trajectory and types of questions the gop candidates are asked on november 15th. some of them have questionable background when is it comes to the policy. you look at herman cain and michele bachmann, some people raise eyebrow when is they talk about their experience with foreign policy. >> there circumstances and let me tell you what i look for. you rise above whether you are an r, d, or i. for the good of the country, you tip your hat to the commander in chief. in the afterm
pakistan as well. in the end to answer your question, it will still be the economy. i wonder if the republican debates will change. they have been so much about jobs and i think now we are entitled to answers in terms of how would the gop candidates handle the situations that you have articulated? >> it's interesting the debate on november 15th, the foreign policy debate. we will likely hear a lot more and we are waiting on responses from the different candidates regarding the president's...
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then a candidate, said in a speech that if we had actionable intelligence of a high value target in pakistan, we'd go in and get that high valued target. mitt romney said that was foolish. he wouldn't do such a thing. that he wouldn't move heaven and earth to get osama bin laden. >> you're saying that president obama believes that if president romney, if he was working with the same nonpartisan professionals in the counter terror realms in the government who came with him saying we have an opportunity to capture and kill osama bin laden, you're saying president romney wouldn't take that shot? >> i don't think it's clear that he would. he criticized barack obama. when barack obama said if wee would he have actionable intelligence -- let's be clear, nobody was a more high value target than osama bin laden. >> gillespie and gibbs went at it. they appeared separately. gillespie accused the president's policies of hurting female voters. it's something you've heard from many republican voters. mr. gibbs says it isn't true. >> i think sometimes you listen to the romney campaign and they do think a
then a candidate, said in a speech that if we had actionable intelligence of a high value target in pakistan, we'd go in and get that high valued target. mitt romney said that was foolish. he wouldn't do such a thing. that he wouldn't move heaven and earth to get osama bin laden. >> you're saying that president obama believes that if president romney, if he was working with the same nonpartisan professionals in the counter terror realms in the government who came with him saying we have...
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the network based in pakistan and pakistan's influence is significant. that's why the administration is putting huge effort now into the reconciliation process. the pakistani's, the iranians, russians, chinese, all these countries can be critical in this, including india. we need a regional approach. we need to try to find that political solution that everybody has said from the get go is the only way to resolve what is happening there. our presence must continue to diminish to the point we can protect our security interests as we go forward. we are not getting out completely. we are reducing the level to a point that i think has the ability to prevent the taliban from taking over the country. >> this is part of the debate in america and the rest of the world. now, the other big news that markets are going to be reacting to tomorrow, that is the downgrade of america's credit rating. standard and poor released a report. the political brinksmanship of recent months highlights where we see as america's governance and the debt ceiling and threat of default a
the network based in pakistan and pakistan's influence is significant. that's why the administration is putting huge effort now into the reconciliation process. the pakistani's, the iranians, russians, chinese, all these countries can be critical in this, including india. we need a regional approach. we need to try to find that political solution that everybody has said from the get go is the only way to resolve what is happening there. our presence must continue to diminish to the point we can...
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a powerful ally to the president, working as a special envoy on special missions in afghanistan and pakistan. he's a veteran of the vietnam war and back in 1971, he gave this courageous testimony about ending the war to the foreign relations committee. the panel he'd oversee decades later. >> how do you ask a man to be the last man to die in vietnam? how do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake? >> a warrior and statesman who knows the cost of war. that's who president obama named to be the new face of america's foreign policy. joining me now is bob schrum, senior advisor to john kerry's presidential campaign and now professor at nyu. bob, you've known senator kerry for a long time. what's your reaction to today's announcement? >> well, i think the president had the right line. he's the perfect choice. he's the perfect choice for three reasons. first, hillary clinton and her service in that role has changed the nature of it. people around the world have come to expect a very larnl, a very senior figure as secretary of state. people look at him and say he was almost president
a powerful ally to the president, working as a special envoy on special missions in afghanistan and pakistan. he's a veteran of the vietnam war and back in 1971, he gave this courageous testimony about ending the war to the foreign relations committee. the panel he'd oversee decades later. >> how do you ask a man to be the last man to die in vietnam? how do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake? >> a warrior and statesman who knows the cost of war. that's who...
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pakistan warns the u.s. that drone operations are counter productive to an already tenuous relationship. we will talk to pulitzer prize winning journalist dave wood about this abroad and here at home. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made? [ club scene music ] [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues... with three strains of good bacteria. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>>
pakistan warns the u.s. that drone operations are counter productive to an already tenuous relationship. we will talk to pulitzer prize winning journalist dave wood about this abroad and here at home. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made? [ club scene music ] [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. in that time there've been some...
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three men have traveled from pakistan to the u.s. to set off car or truck bombs in new york or washington. some guys may be u.s. citizens or have some u.s. travel documents. secretary clinton says the plot is unconfirmed. how high is the bar for reporting threats like these to the public? >> well, if you remember the lockerbie bombing of pan am 103 the plane that went down in scotland, after that there were rumors that some people might have known about this. the congress legislated that the american government must share credible and specific information. this this case because the source is credible they are sharing it. they're saying michael bloomberg go about your business. if you see something, say something and let the officials do the work. i can assure you nypd, fbi and others are out there looking for these guys through their human sources and looking for ways what toef do to assemble a car or truck bomb. they know how to track down that type of activity as well. they have a full court press going on while they ask the publi
three men have traveled from pakistan to the u.s. to set off car or truck bombs in new york or washington. some guys may be u.s. citizens or have some u.s. travel documents. secretary clinton says the plot is unconfirmed. how high is the bar for reporting threats like these to the public? >> well, if you remember the lockerbie bombing of pan am 103 the plane that went down in scotland, after that there were rumors that some people might have known about this. the congress legislated that...
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and pakistan. and just sort of sift through them later to see what satisfies the criteria for being relevant to a terror investigation. so widen's idea here is look, if this is supposed to be the idea as you keep claiming, spying on foreigns, and not americans, once you broaden these communications you should not be able to go into the data base and google for ezra klein, because that would very clearly be using -- >> or pro ezra klein -- >> not in the nsa. >> let me ask you something about the white house, president -- my understanding on obama's movement on the civil liberties, he was much more aggressive that we needed oversight on the fiza, where is the president in this debate? >> they have steadfastly fought any modifications as a total 180. barack obama initially pledged to filibuster the fiza amendments act, and reluctantly said he would support it. in fact, voted to break another senator's filibuster, but said because his own supporters were against it. a group called get fiza -- he was fo
and pakistan. and just sort of sift through them later to see what satisfies the criteria for being relevant to a terror investigation. so widen's idea here is look, if this is supposed to be the idea as you keep claiming, spying on foreigns, and not americans, once you broaden these communications you should not be able to go into the data base and google for ezra klein, because that would very clearly be using -- >> or pro ezra klein -- >> not in the nsa. >> let me ask you...
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pakistan. >> but people have argued -- >> i understand that. i know, i hear that all the time. you ask people, why do you have to stay in a afghanistan another decade? because of pakistan. i think it's hurting. >> when the history of this is written, the day that osama bin laden was found in pakistan will be seen as a seminal moment in the relationship between u.s. and pakistan. >> in the verbs of the capitol. >> right up the street -- >> people wrote rightly at that moment, isn't this the moment when we now need to acknowledge the fact that this supposed ally is not, in fact, a real ally. no real ally would've allowed this guy to hide in plain sight. and i think that, again, when the history is written, people will look back and say like mullen's testimony today and everything comes forward. that was the moment when it became impossible to maintain the ruse that they were another ally, that we could treat them as we treat other allies because they're not. >> far from it. and at some point, we'
pakistan. >> but people have argued -- >> i understand that. i know, i hear that all the time. you ask people, why do you have to stay in a afghanistan another decade? because of pakistan. i think it's hurting. >> when the history of this is written, the day that osama bin laden was found in pakistan will be seen as a seminal moment in the relationship between u.s. and pakistan. >> in the verbs of the capitol. >> right up the street -- >> people wrote rightly...
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and yemen or pakistan and sift through them later to see what satisfies the criteria for being relevant to a terror investigation. so widen's idea here, look if this is really supposed to be about spying on foreigners and not on americans, once you collected very broadly the huge reams of communications, you shouldn't be able to go to the database and google for ezra cline. that would use it f-- >> let me say something about the white house. mian understanding of obama's movement on civil liberties, he was much more aggressive we needed more fisa oversight, as a senator than as a president. >> oh, absolutely. >> where is the house on this did bait? >> it's a total 180. barack obama initially pledged to filibuster the fisa amendments act and then ultimately, reluctantly he said, decided to break another senator's filibuster, but said because his own supporters were upset about this, a group called get fisa right became the largest supporter group on mybarackobama.com, forced to release a video, and say i recognize it's a small bill, instead of not letting them have a tool they need, it's
and yemen or pakistan and sift through them later to see what satisfies the criteria for being relevant to a terror investigation. so widen's idea here, look if this is really supposed to be about spying on foreigners and not on americans, once you collected very broadly the huge reams of communications, you shouldn't be able to go to the database and google for ezra cline. that would use it f-- >> let me say something about the white house. mian understanding of obama's movement on civil...
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there has been no agreement on where to go forward with pakistan's government and the u.s. government. >> reporter: that's true, andrea. the raid in a lot of ways, people have called it a turning point in the relationship, but certainly all of last year, 2011, were a tumultuous decline in the relation and people on both sides, officials on the american and pakistani side, tell us that that relationship is at an all-time low. pakistan's parliament issued a null new rule of engagement for the u.s., calling for a complete cessation on drone strikes and conditioning those sorts of things on reopening of the nato supply line through here. clearly a lot of daylight on the two sides portfolio as the u.s. went ahead and launched another drone strike days ago. >> what is the reaction, if any, to the fact that the president permitted, ordered, in fact, john brennan, yesterday, to confirm the existence of what had been a covert policy of the drone strikes? >> reporter: you know, the drone issue here has been one of great sensitivity and a lot of interest over last few years, particula
there has been no agreement on where to go forward with pakistan's government and the u.s. government. >> reporter: that's true, andrea. the raid in a lot of ways, people have called it a turning point in the relationship, but certainly all of last year, 2011, were a tumultuous decline in the relation and people on both sides, officials on the american and pakistani side, tell us that that relationship is at an all-time low. pakistan's parliament issued a null new rule of engagement for...
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the education gap is quite apparent in pakistan. the country currently ranks close to the bottom when it comes to global education attendance rankings, but also a piece of good news from pakistan. the two girls who are with malala when she was injured, we have poken to them recently. they were also shot and injured. they have now recovered. they are back in school. they sent malala their well wishes, and they are determined to get their education. andrea. >> thank you so much for the update from london. >>> president obama has not yet made his decision about his choice to replace hillary clinton leaving suszan rice and john kerry both dangling in the wind. for rice this ahas opened the door for critics to pile on with no bhous defense since she is still officially not a nominee. michael hamlin, director of research for the foreign policy -- michael, i know you worked with susan, and was her spirit and what can her defenders do since she is not officially a nominee? it's awfully hard to -- for her to mount a defense. >> hi, andrea. t
the education gap is quite apparent in pakistan. the country currently ranks close to the bottom when it comes to global education attendance rankings, but also a piece of good news from pakistan. the two girls who are with malala when she was injured, we have poken to them recently. they were also shot and injured. they have now recovered. they are back in school. they sent malala their well wishes, and they are determined to get their education. andrea. >> thank you so much for the...